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- Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:20 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I'm so glad I found this site!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1355
Re: I'm so glad I found this site!
Rick, I noticed that you have only used your machine for 14 days out of the last month. And I also noticed that your ramp starts at 4. Most of us can't even breathe at a setting of 4, especially if you have any nasal restrictions, which I'm guessing you have because your doctor recomended surgery. ...
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:14 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I'm so glad I found this site!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1355
Re: I'm so glad I found this site!
Hi Rick, Welcome on board! Which "corrective" surgery was it that you decided no to have? The reason I ask is because some of the surgeries - like making sure there's a clear air flow through your nose, or taking out your tonsils can be very beneficial. Others - those that have to do with cutting y...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:49 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I'm so glad I found this site!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1355
Re: I'm so glad I found this site!
I would not be alarmed about the 'system leak' as I think you are. As it is a bit of a misnomer. More accurately, its the total flow rate of air the machine is reading. Check the literature provided with your mask. It should provide a graph of the performance of the mask; flow rate as a function of...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:44 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I'm so glad I found this site!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1355
Re: I'm so glad I found this site!
[quote="RipVW"] Hello & Welcome, iitranceportii! Glad you found this forum—SO much useful info and everyone here is so willing to help! Wow! What a story! I would never suggest anyone change their pressure without doctor advice, since that would be giving medical advice, but I can tell you that most...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:29 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I'm so glad I found this site!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1355
Re: I'm so glad I found this site!
Well, first off, if you are accessing all that data via the LCD screen - or via the software and cable reader - you have indicated the WRONG CPAP. ... The M Series Plus with SmartCard Module should not be considered when looking for Advanced Compliance Data. The unit only provides minimal informati...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I'm so glad I found this site!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1355
I'm so glad I found this site!
Hello everyone! Yes I am a newbie here and a newbie to using a CPAP... I do have some questions I hope you can help me with... Here is my story, back in 2006 I had a sleep study and was told that I have sleep apnea. The sleep doc wrote me a script for a CPAP that I never got filled because both he a...